The war rages on.

A week after the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Russia, a United Nations humanitarian aid convoy was bombed killing 20 people. The bombings were carried out by the Russian-aided Syrian government. Most of the victims of the bombing were working for the Red Crescent, the Syrian equivalent to the Red Cross. This direct violation of the ceasefire agreement was only the beginning of a series of events that would dim any hope that the ceasefire would bring any effective change to the ongoing civil war.

The ceasefire continues to fail.

Adding to the already faulting ceasefire, the United States released bombs on what it thought was an ISIS refuge in Syria. Instead, the U.S. ended up killing 60 Syrian troops, accidentally violating the terms of the ceasefire. Following the attack, the U.S. has released a statement apologizing for any loss of life in the mistaken bombing. Syrian President Bashir Al-Assad has used this targeting error as a way to push forward propaganda that the United States is supporting ISIS in this war.

Any remaining hope in restoring the ceasefire disappeared last week, when Russian and Syrian army forces resumed bombing Aleppo, the country's largest city. According to CNN, 70 people have been killed since Assad's army resumed their effort to eradicate rebel forces. Threats not only come from the bombs themselves. Resources that were being brought by humanitarian aid groups have been destroyed by the bombs. Caught in the destruction are food supply trucks and medical supply vehicles that were bringing much needed supplies to the Syrian army, the rebel army and the civilians caught in the middle.

What now?

On the other side of the world from all of this chaos and destruction, politicians and diplomats, from both Russia and the United States, have been arguing and debating the situation at the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York. As the city of Aleppo continues to be bombed, no resolution regarding the failed ceasefire has been met.

As world leaders continue to argue and place blame on each other for the failure of the ceasefire, it is important that we do not forget those being most affected by this chaos: the Syrian people. They continue to suffer as time goes on and nothing is resolved. Throughout Syria, people are digging through rubble to find bodies of loved ones lost in the explosions. As we go on with our lives this week, let's remember and pray for our fellow humans who are suffering the inhumanities of this war.